The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on omega-3s and heart rate recovery. Omega-3 fatty acids have a long history of being heart healthy, but exactly why and how has been less clear. They are known to lower serum triglyceride levels, but the effect […]
On Dec. 14, the first Americans were vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a landmark moment as the country struggles to contain the ongoing pandemic. The first inoculation went to one of the people with the highest need — an ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, one of the hospitals hardest […]
Massive “plumes” of glutamate, a key neurotransmitter, surging in the brain could help explain the onset of migraine with aura—and potentially a broad swath of neurologic disease, including stroke and traumatic brain injury—according to an international study led by University of Utah Health scientists. The study, which was conducted in laboratory mice, found that an […]
Hanging at home. George Clooney is taking precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic due to his 3-year-old son Alexander’s health. Everything We Know George and Amal Clooney Have Said About Parenthood “My son has asthma,” the actor, 59, told The Guardian on Sunday, December 13, noting that his family hasn’t left their compound since March. “They […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a tough year for people across the globe, with billions facing at least one lockdown. And it’s not over—there may be further lockdowns needed in the new year. Luckily, researchers have been busy studying what effect they have—and how best to cope. Lockdowns are stressful because they create uncertainty, fear […]
You’re following public health guidelines this 2020 holiday season, so, naturally, you’re going to have fewer people at the dining room table. Which also brings about the very important question: What in the name of Kris Kringle are you going to cook? Here’s one very good recommendation: Instead of making a massive roast, make half […]
Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, have discovered that in the developing retina, and important part of the central nervous system, the divisions leading to the first differentiating neurons are asymmetric and that this asymmetry is necessary to generate the […]
Wyatt Morgan is a natural on camera! Anderson Cooper's adorable son made a surprise virtual appearance Sunday on CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, which was hosted by the CNN anchor and his pal, ABC star Kelly Ripa. After the 7-month-old appeared on a screen behind the pair (wearing a shirt reading, "CNN HEROES,"), Ripa gushed, "There's […]
At just nine years old, Isabella developed a large spot under her eyebrow and little ‘bumps’ under the skin on her forehead. As she got older, the skin problems worsened and her self-esteem plummeted as other people would constantly comment on her appearance. Now 22, the social and website manager from Kent, has spent years […]
Café Forgot, an underground New York City fashion boutique that has become a destination for its assortment of on-the-fringe designers, will launch its first perfume next week. The fragrance, Eau de Parfum No. 1, has notes of pink peppercorn, dried roses, new stockings, and almond milk — the latter ingredient playing to the store’s status […]
